The World Made Straight

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The World Made Straight

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Released Jan 9, 2015

1h 59m

Drama

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A rebellious young man (Jeremy Irvine) struggles to escape from the violent legacy of an Appalachian community still haunted by a Civil War massacre.

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

The film illustrates how the most powerful and welcome stabilizing forces in human life - history, family, geography - can turn so easily into deadly traps.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 13, 2015

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

A strong sense of place emerges, if not a consuming narrative, as the filmmaker strains to connect a 1970s coming-of-age story to historical records and bigger thematic arcs - namely, bloodlines and bloodshed in a rural community.

Jan 8, 2015

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

An overcooked adaptation of a novel by Ron Rash.

Jan 8, 2015

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

"'The World Made Straight' is essentially a poor man's 'Out of the Furnace'... Still, it's a memorable spotlight for the always-mesmerizing Minka Kelly."

Jun 30, 2022

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

A microcosmic microscopic examination of introspection...a slow, methodical, atmospheric burn that celebrates the gravitas of performances from the likes of Jeremy Irvine and Noah Wyle.

Dec 14, 2019

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Gets drunk on its own solemn resonance and turns its intriguing elements of tragic fate and warps them into eye crossed foolishness.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 17, 2019

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Joseph B

Slow and depressing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/11/23

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Audience Member

I've spent enough time in Appalachia to understand some of the difficulties faced by people raised in that area and have seen and known many from the days of my youth in Cincinnati, the Western root of the culture that inhabits the foreboding yet startlingly beautiful countryside East to the Carolinas. Having left now 40 years ago I return to the memories with a better understanding. Life lived close to the land has it's values. Life is tragedy, always has been and will probably always be because it's what humans are at core, but sometimes a light shines through a little. This is a tender story about that light.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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The world made straight is it OK film with some good performance is an interesting story. Unfortunately the movie never really focus as much on the history aspect resulting in some dull scenes. The film had bigger ambitions but I think it needed a bigger director and a bigger budget. Still it’s an interesting little film but I think many people will enjoy a quick watch,

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/30/20

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gerald h

its just a story. but boy do they all act well.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

The film's world and characters are interesting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Interesting aspects but missing a core. Feeling certain parts tamed down, especially teacher Leonard's story. He mostly just sits around reading. Dina's story not easy to understand. Guessed some of the historical story. Acting and production are top notch. Accents not easy to understand. Basically I guess it's very hard to like these people.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

A rebellious young man (Jeremy Irvine) struggles to escape from the violent legacy of an Appalachian community still haunted by a Civil War massacre.

Director: David Burris
Producer: Todd J. Labarowski, David Burris, Michael Wrenn, Daniel Wagner
Screenwriter: Shane Danielsen
Distributor: Millennium Entertainment
Production Co: Light Iron, Dreambridge Films, Bifrost Pictures, Talking Pictures
Rating: R (Sexual References|Language|Drug Content|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 9, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2015
Runtime: 1h 59m

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